It happened: The United States national debt topped $23 trillion for the first time in the nation’s history.
So much for fiscal conservatism in the age of a Republican president, a Republican Senate, and a recent Republican Congress.
What is interesting is that it happened on Halloween, so we were entitled to a good scare since the bill will eventually come due.
The Democrats could exploit it, but they know that they would be laughed at since they all want to spend trillions of dollars on free college tuition for illegal immigrants, abortions for men, and free healthcare.
If you are a fiscal conservative, then 2020 will be like any other year: Whoever wins, we lose.
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